Online smartphone shipments up 26% YoY in Q2 2019: Report

Riding on new launches and series of summer sales with heavy discounts on Amazon .in and Flipkart.com, smartphone shipments in India through online channels increased 26% year-on-year (YoY) in April to June quarter of 2019, claims Counterpoint’s latest market report.

Flipkart was the busiest platform in Q2 2019, accounting for 58% of all online smartphone sales, followed by Amazon (29%) and Mi.com (12%).

In addition to the summer sales by established online platforms, OEMs also pushed products through their own online stores, such as Xiaomi selling Redmi and Mi phones on Mi.com.